"Ok since nobody here really knows how to play besides Lauren, and I. I am going to go ask some of my Muggle friends to come play. They're all really athletic, so this should be interesting."
"Oh Lils, don't invite that weirdo kid Evan over again."
"Yeah remember last time, when he like wouldn't let go of you when you gave him a hug good-bye."
"Oh and the time when he leaned in for a kiss, and a wasp flew by his head, so he started to spaz out."
"Didn't he hit you in the face when he was flailing around?" Alice asked.
"Er.. Yeah he did. OK I won't invite him, if he isn't around. If he is I can't just leave him there. So I'll be back in ten minutes ok?"
"K Lils. Good luck with that Evan kid!" Sirius called.
"Thanks Siri!" Making up a nickname on the spot.
After Lily left they all started conversing about Evan.
"I don't like the sound of this Evan kid. He seems a little shifty to me. Trying to take my Lily flower away from me! I'll hex him if he even tries." James said menacingly, with a look of determination on his face.
"It's ok James. Lily doesn't like Evan like that. She dated him in the summer of third year. He was SO clingy it wasn't even funny. He would eat here, some times even sleep here, watched movies here. After the first week Lily was going crazy with him. He wouldn't leave her alone, so she broke it off. Poor kid, I think he was crying when he was walking through the garden. Oh well you'll meet him soon enough." Morgan explained.
As soon as Lily got to her friend Abby's door all she could hear was blaring country music, with dogs barking in the back round. When she rang the doorbell, the music abruptly stopped, but the barking continued to get louder. She rang it again for good measure, and a voice in the house said.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Don't get your knickers in a twist….. Lily!" exclaimed a short, brunette. Abby had an athletic build to her from all of the summers of volleyball, and soccer. She was always supplied with a nice tan, and had light green, almond shaped eyes, that sparkled when she was either on the court, or the field fighting for possession of the ball. She was in short a ball-hog, when it came to competitive games.
"I haven't seen you all summer! Where have you been? How's that magical boarding school of yours? Why didn't you come visit me earlier?" The brunette practically shouted all in one breath, besides the magical school part.
"Ok. I've been at home all summer, cooped up in my room reading books for school, and writing four foot essays on human transfiguration, the Fidelius Charm, witch burnings in the 1500's, a rather bloody goblin rebellion with avid details. A five foot essay on the properties of moonstone and it's uses in potion making, another on Vertisasreum, and Polyjuice Potion. Also I had to prepare Draught of the Living Death for Potions, predictions for Divination, and practice some spells for Transfiguration." Lily said all in one breath, almost gasping for air.
"Hogwarts is really been fun, this years my last year. Some of my friends are over from there. You can come meet them after I gather up the rest of the gang. We were trying to teach the guys how to play soccer." At the word soccer her eyes lit up mischievously.
"I didn't come and visit you any earlier because I was doing all of that homework." Lily finished smoothly.
"Ok wow. Sorry I yelled I can see you've been busy with all of that homework. I think professors, just love to torture you guys. I mean seven essays, a predictions journal, a potion to make, and spells to practice, along with those heavy books you guys lug around. Jeez. And sure I'll help you round up the gang. I'll take Court and Madi, you can get Rachel, Kris, and Anthony? I really want to meet these guy friends of yours."
"Well you know the Marauders I always complain about?"
"Yeah what about them?"
"Well that's who is staying at my house. Oh Alice, Lauren, and Morgan are there too. Yesterday James got hurt at Diagon Alley, so I took him back to m house to get patched up, then it kinda all fell into place. We watched 101 Dalmatians and Amityville Horror last night so….."
"Ok. I can't wait to meet the infamous Marauders, so come on lets go round up the gang."
"Ok meet me at my house in five?"
"Sounds good."
Ok Lily thought to herself. First stop Rachel and Evan's house, as she walked up Rose Rd. 3782 Rachel's place. As she rung the doorbell she closed her eyes, and prayed 'please don't be Evan, please don't be Evan, please don't be Evan!'
"Lily?" asked a male voice from the doorframe. She opened an eye, only to see a husky blonde kid, with sparkling blue eyes. His hair was spiked up in different directions. Not like's James' hair, his was gelled to stay spiked.
"Hey Evan." Lily said as she walked up to give him a friendly hug.
"Hey is Rachel there. I was wondering if you guys wanted to come over to my house, and teach some of my dorky friends to play soccer. They're a little wealthy, which means they didn't get to go be normal kids like you and me." Lily said shrugging.
"Yeah she's here. She just got back from a game actually, at the new Magnolia Ridge Recreation Center. I think she'd be up to meet some of your friends though. Just a minute." Evan said while retreating to go fetch his sister.
'Wow that was weird' Lily thought to herself. He didn't even hit on me when I gave him a hug. Or even at all for that matter. Oh well. Maybe he's moved on. Little did she know Evan read a book on how to 'charm' girls over the summer. He was using the 'be-subtle-be-her-friend-then-make-a-move' strategy.
"Hey Lily!" A voice in the distance squealed, breaking Lily from her thoughts about Evan.
"Rachel. Wow you look great. I love how you dyed you hair black. It looks really good on you."
"Thanks. Lily you look as good as ever." said Rachel beaming at the mention of her newly dyed hair; it used to be a light chestnut brown.
"Hey do you want to go teach some of my friends from school how to play soccer. The losers have never even seen a soccer ball before! Can you believe that?" Lily exclaimed with wide eyes.
"What!" screeched Rachel, who was very overprotective about the sport.
"Never played soccer! That's an outrage!" Rachel screamed, highly offended.
"We are going over there right this instance! Come on Evan we're going to Lily's!"
"Hold on first we have to go get Kris, and Anthony."
"Ok. Come on Evan!" putting emphasis on 'on Evan'
"I'm coming! Jeez. Who knew you took soccer so seriously?" he mumbled the last part under his breath.
"To Kris and Anthony's!" Lily exclaimed in her Marine General voice.
Once they marched onto their front porch, they just flew open the door, and let themselves in, not bothering to knock.
"Kris! Anthony! Come on get your butts down here! We're going to Lily's house to meet her friends and teach them how to play soccer. The losers have never even seen a soccer ball can you believe that? Hurry up!" Rachel exclaimed growing more fidgety as the seconds wore by.
"Lily's here?" Kris, and Anthony asked in unison.
"Yeah I'm here!" Lily shouted back up the stairs.
"Lily!" they screamed running down the stairs, tackling her to the ground in a warm embrace. Soon enough she had two handsome eighteen year old boys, acting like six year olds, pinning her down while hugging her all the same.
"We missed you so much. We haven't seen you all summer.." Started Kris.
"We were starting to think that you forgot about us" pouted Anthony
Kris and Anthony Gilmore were identical twins. They both had the same handsome features including: Light brown hair that fell elegantly into their dark chocolate brown eyes, a chiseled cheek bone structure, and a fang earring in their left ears.
"I could never forget about you guys. I've been cooped up in the house reading books, and writing essays for school all summer. I had like four 500 page books to read, and like seven essays, along with a science experiment!" Lily exclaimed.
"Ok. Yeah, yeah we can all catch up later. Right now we have to go teach these deprived children how to play soccer!" yelled Rachel in the most determined voice she could muster without laughing.
Marching down the street, they spotted their friends Courtney, Abby, and Madi. Once they reached them, they fell into step behind Kris.
When they reached the yard they spotted the group leaning up against a goal post, that they most likely conjured while Lily was rallying up her troops.
Walking over to them she yelled across the yard…
"You lot! Over here!"
Once they got over the girls greeted Lily's other friends while the Marauders waited to be introduced.
"Ok gang, this is Remus. He's the smart one in the group. Even though he doesn't even know how to play soccer."
"Remus this is Abby, Courtney, Madi, Kris, Anthony, Rachel, and Evan." Lily said in one breath.
"Hello Evan, Rachel, Anthony, Kris, Madi, Courtney, and Abby. I'm Remus."
"Hi Remus. Nice to meet you" the group chanted back.
"This is James. James these are my other friends from over here."
"Good to meet you all. Ok one question though. Which one of you is Evan." he asked pointedly.
"I am." Evan replied tentatively.
"Ok just wondering. Lily and the girls wouldn't shut up about you earlier. So I just wanted to know which one of you was partly responsible for the giggling that is still ringing in my ears." James said sending a half teasing glare in Evan and the girls direction.
"Last but not least. This is Sirius Black."
"'Ello people. After this do you guys want to hit a local club? I've always wanted to go to one down here, but didn't know any good ones."
"There's one called the Blue Margarita we could go to. It's pretty good. Every time you step on the floor it changes colors. I went down there for New Years one year. It was the coolest party ever. There were free drink, blaring music, all the signs of a good club." Said Abby excitedly.
"Sounds good to me, what about you guys? Want to go to the Blue Margarita?" Sirius asked hyperly, jumping on the balls of his feet.
"Ok now for the rules." Rachel drawled. Then she went into a fast paced speech on how to play. Even Lily was confused, and she already know the rules of the game. Then she had a brilliant idea.
"Um guys.. I'm going to go into the kitchen and bring out water bottles and stuff for us ok. You guys can set up, while we go get drinks. K?"
"Whatever you say Lily, just hurry up I want to get the game started." Madi said, starting to get agitated.
Madi had blonde hair, and blue eyes. Her hair was as straight as a pin, and she normally had a very nice personality. Every once in a while tough her temper would flare, and she would get easily agitated. Her best friend Courtney had dirty blonde hair, with bangs that shaped her face perfectly. The tips of hr hair were dyed jet black, and she had a few hot pink, sky blue, violet, and maroon highlights in her hair. She liked rock music, but was in between prep, and average girl.
Once Lily, her friends, and the Marauders she whipped out her wand, and tried to think of a spell. Once she remembered it she waved her wand in a very complicated figure-eight like shaped, and with a final flourish a jet of white came out of the tip. It encased them all in a giant pearl. Embedding their brains with the rules, and certain tactics of the game soccer. She created the spell herself in sixth year, when she wanted to learn how to climb the trees near the lake, so she could jump in from a high point.
"Um Lily? What the hell did you do to us?" James asked nervously.
"What do you do when the other team kicks the ball out of bounds past their goal, but not out to the sidelines?" Lily asked quickly.
"Your team takes a corner kick. Duh." Alice said.
"Wait how did you know that?" Remus asked.
"Yeah Alice, I thought you were athletically challenged…" accused Sirius, while Lily was smirking in the shadows, watching Alice struggle with the pressure of her friends.
"I charmed you to know, and remember certain rules and tactics of the game. I made up the charm myself. No big deal." Lily shrugged, as she conjured up some water bottles, and a cooler of ice.
"James, Remus carry the cooler. Everybody else follow me."
As everyone walked out of the house they were greeted by a bunch of pink cheeked teens.
"We were starting to wonder what happened to you. You guys took a while."
"Oh well they got confused by your speech Rachel, I fixed it though." Lily said, while smiling mischievously unnoticed by the others.
"Ok Lily, we decided you and Rachel are going to be captains, since our the most competitive, and it'll be fun to watch you try and shred each other to pieces." Anthony said beaming at the thought of a catfight. All they needed was mud now……
"Thanks, that makes me feel loved." Lily exclaimed sounding half-heartedly sardonic.
"Your pick first Lily." Kris said.
"We flipped a coin." he said answering Lily's unanswered question.
"Ok then I pick………….. Sirius." While smiling widely, and pointing at Sirius.
"Reporting for duty Captain Lily!"
"At ease soldier." Lily said mocking his sarcastic military tone.
"Ok Lily I'll match your pick of Sirius with Kris." Rachel said smiling almost evilly, while pointing in Kris' general direction. Not yet taking her eyes off Lily. As if she was Athena, trying to decide which way would be best to take her out in battle.
"Well if that's how your going to play, I pick Anthony." She exclaimed, but not without flashing a charming smile at him.
"Morgan, your mine!" Rachel said surprisingly. Then again she always liked Morgan the best out of Lily's school friends.
"Abby, your on left forward."
Abby cast a nervous glance in Rachel's direction. Rachel played right forward, which was Abby's left. She would be going head to head with the best player on the field. This made her uneasy, even if she was amazing at soccer.
"I see, I see, your tricky Lillian, very tricky." Lily groaned at the use of her real name.
"Lillian?" James asked chuckling.
"I wouldn't be laughing Potter your going to play left forward on my team. Which means your up against you dear Lily." Rachel smirked defending her friend, as James' face paled. He quickly regained his composure, and saw Evan tense at the comment of Lily being his. At this he smirked his trade-mark smirk. The Marauder Smirk.
"Thanks Rachel. Your still going down. Madi I choose you."
"Courtney, over here."
"This leaves, Lauren, Alice, Remus, and Evan… Who should I choose. Remus come here, your goalie. You look like you have good reflexes use them."
"Ok Lauren, I know you know how to play. You know what to do." Rachel called.
"Yes ma'am." she said while saluting her.
"Ok Alice your with me, Evan your with Rachel."
"Ok lets get started. Since Lily here got to pick first my team gets the ball. Lets have a pep talk first. Lily your team gets the goal by the big oak tree. Mine the pond. Ok"
"K Rachel. Ok team over here!" Lily called.
Once Lily and Rachel's teams got onto their respectable sides of the field, the captains called for a huddle.
(Lily's Team)
"Ok positions. Remus, your in goal there's a pair of gloves by the goal for you to use. Abby left forward, I know you can take Rachel. Just don't dive in to get the ball. General Sirius. You're co-captain. You are also going to be our mid-fielder. I've seen you run around the pitch at school, your good send the ball up to Anthony. He will be playing his normal position of striker. Anthony, I know you already know this but shoot into the high left corner. They won't expect it since your weak leg is your left. Madi, Alice your our defenders. Alice take the right side, Madi the left. Don't let anything past you. Got it? OK good. That leaves me to right forward. Ok get into position!" Lily exclaimed, the most determined most people have ever seen her, with a certain un-pinpoint able sparkle in her eye.
(Rachel's Team)
"Listen up! I'm taking the position of right forward. Which leaves goalie, midfield, defense, striker, and left forward. James I told you, you're facing Lily for teasing her about her name. Eh.. I don't want to hear it." Seeing James trying to get a word in, pleading innocence.
"I think Morgan here would be a good goalie. Even if she's not our defenders, that would be Kris, and Evan, won't let anything past them right? Right. Ok . For mid-field I think that would be………..Lauren can you run?"
"Yeah I mean at school I run around the lake once in a while."
"Ok that's good I don't know who the enemy's mid-fielder is, but I know you can take them. OK that leaves Courtney for striker. They're most likely going to play Anthony for striker over there, so you are smaller, faster, and more agile. I think that we have a good chance at this."
………………………………...(Game Time)
Mrs. Evans decided to see what the kids were up to, and got persuaded to ref. the game. When the kids were little she always used to volunteer, as a referee for the old rec. center, so she knew the rules quite well. She also knew these kids were willing to get down and dirty, to win. So somebody needed to be there to make the calls she thought rationally.
"Lets make this interesting……" Sirius randomly said, as they were about to do kick-off.
"If we win, your team has to go around and be our slaves for a day." suggested Rachel.
"Fine, then if we win then you guys have to… er. How about you have drink a whole gallon of apple juice in an hour, without puking!" Sirius countered childishly.
"What it's a good dare. It would be funny for them all to puke….. Well it would" he exclaimed.
"Ok deal…." Lily said while shaking Rachel's hand.
"Ok. Now that that's settled. Rachel's team has the ball. First one to five wins. On my mark. Get set. Go!!" Mrs. E said while blowing her whistle.
As soon as the whistle was blown, Lauren attacked the ball. She started to dribble up the field, but was blocked by a towering figure. Namely her boyfriend Sirius. He stood there with a determined, and completely serious (A/N: no pun intended), above her. He flashed her his most charming smile, making her weak at the knees. This gave his a chance to steal the ball, and run forward, laughing maniacally.
"I'll get you Sirius Black, and your little dog too!" Lauren screamed at his back laughing.
Sirius ran all the way up to the line of the second goal box before he was met with a defender. Evan met up with his half way. Sirius looked him in the eye, and passed in in the general direction he knew Anthony would be in. Lucky for him Anthony got to the ball before Kris did, leaving him a relatively, open shot at goal. He was Morgan start to run towards him, in pouncing position. He knew what was coming though from years of experience, countering her fake-out he aimed for the top left corner, and like Lily said, Morgan wasn't expecting him to know she was faking and he scored. He was met by a wolf-whistle form Remus, and beaming smiles from the rest of the team, minus Sirius who was smirking in Rachel's direction.
Two hours, many bloody noses, a sprained ankle, a bruised shin, and a fat lip later, the score was 4:3 to Lily's team. Rachel was down three players, while Lily was only down two. Morgan was sporting a sprained ankle, from trying to dive to save another goal shot by Anthony, but tripped in the process, hence the sprained ankle. James was also sporting an injury. Lily 'accidentally' elbowed him in the face, when he was trying to steal the ball from him. She got a yellow card, and he got a fat lip, and a penalty shot. He made the goal from the penalty shot. He started to jump up and down in triumph, but bit his already swollen lip and was benched. Evan was tripped and fell flat on his face, much to James' satisfaction, got an uncontrollable nose bleed.
All of these injuries were killing her, knowing she could fix them, but not being able to due to the fact her Muggle friends didn't know that she was a witch. The worst part was these were her friends. She couldn't stand to see them hurt.
She had a game to win though. Two of her players were out of the game to. Rachel kicked Abby in the shin causing her to limp, everywhere. It gave he a little peace of mind that she could heal Abby's injury. Since Abby knew about Lily and her friends, er, talents. Then there was Madi. She shared the same fate as Evan. Rachel came up to her. At first she was doing really good. That was until Rachel faked going left, and went right instead, causing Madi to trip over herself.
There was a penalty shot, to Lily since Kris, tried to trip her, and partially succeeded. Lily caught herself by using a mysterious burst of wandless magic, causing herself to momentarily float in mid-air startling Kris, making him trip instead of her. Even if it only was a second Alice, Morgan, Abby, James, Sirius, Lauren, Remus, and even Elizabeth stared at her open mouths, with expressions of pure shock written on their faces. It took an exceptionally powerful witch of wizard to perform this ancient type of magic. They would be around as powerful as Dumbledore, Voldemort, or even maybe Grindewald. Taking the momentary slip-up as a opportunity, Lily raced for the open goal and took a shot straight in of the middle of the net ending the game.
Everybody blinked barely registering the game was over. Mrs. Evans recovered first. She blew her whistle to make everyone else out of their trances. It worked. Sirius and Remus were next to recover. They ran over to Lily and started yelling with joy, Lily joining in. Abby limped over, Anthony, Madi, and Alice in tow. Screaming, jumping, and singing gleefully. Alice being the best singer on the team started singing a Muggle song, that she heard Lily singing on day in Fourth Year, after Gryffindor won the house cup. The song in question was 'We Are The Champions' By: Queen. They all hoisted Lily up on their shoulders, while Rachel's team was gathering their bearings for the next miserable hour they would spend drinking apple juice.
(A/N: Ok I think that was long enough. It was like twice the length of all of the other chapters it took up like 10 pages on Microsoft Word so... Next chapter i have decided that they will all go clubbing, James, and Morgan will get drunk off apple juice since in my story it is like wine to a wizard. Any suggestions for the clubbing excabition to the Blue Margarita would be appreiciated.)